According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), targeted cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can significantly reduce anxiety related to food allergies (FAA) in both children and parents.

After the killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan over his social media post supporting ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, several other cases were highlighted by news media in which people received ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ (Beheading) threat for supporting the comments of the former saffron party leader. One such case was... The post appeared first on .

After the killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan over his social media post supporting ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, several other cases were highlighted by news media in which people received ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ (Beheading) threat for supporting the comments of the former saffron party leader. One such case was... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished for the speedy recovery of Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal after the latter was hospitalised in Mohali.

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI A drug used to treat asthma and allergies can reduce replication of SARS-COV-2 in human immune cells by blocking a crucial protein produced by the virus according to a study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science IISc - Bengaluru The drug called montelukast is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration FDA and has been around for more than 20 years the researchers said Montelukast is usually prescribed to reduce inflammation caused by conditions like asthma hay fever and hives they said The study published in the journal eLife on Monday shows that the drug binds strongly to one end of a SARS-CoV-2 protein called Nsp1 which is one of the first viral proteins unleashed inside the human cells This protein can bind to ribosomes -- the protein-making machinery -- inside our immune cells and shut down the synthesis of vital proteins required by the immune system thereby weakening it the researchers said Targeting Nsp1 could therefore reduce the damage inflicted by the virus they said The mutation rate in this protein is very low compared to the rest of the viral proteins said Tanweer Hussain Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics MRDG IISc and senior author of the study Since Nsp1 is likely to remain largely unchanged in any variants of the virus that emerge drugs targeting this region are expected to work against all such variants Hussain added The research team first used computational modelling to screen more than 1600 FDA-approved drugs in order to find the ones that bound strongly to Nsp1 From these they were able to shortlist a dozen drugs including montelukast and saquinavir an anti-HIV drug The molecular dynamic simulations generate a lot of data in the range of terabytes and help to figure out the stability of the drug-bound protein molecule To analyse these and identify which drugs may work inside the cell was a challenge said Mohammad Afsar former Project Scientist at MRDG currently a postdoc at the University of Texas at Austin US and first author of the study Working with the group of Sandeep Eswarappa Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry Hussains team cultured human cells in the lab that specifically produced Nsp1The team treated these cells with montelukast and saquinavir separately and found that only montelukast was able to rescue the inhibition of protein synthesis by Nsp1 There are two aspects one is affinity and the other is stability This means that the drug needs to not only bind to the viral protein strongly but also stay bound for a sufficiently long time to prevent the protein from affecting the host cell Afsar said The anti-HIV drug saquinavir showed good affinity but not good stability he added Montelukast on the other hand was found to bind strongly and stably to Nsp1 allowing the host cells to resume normal protein synthesis the researchers said Hussains lab then tested the effect of the drug on live viruses at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research CIDR IISc in collaboration with Shashank Tripathi Assistant Professor at CIDR and his team They found that the drug was able to reduce viral numbers in infected cells in the culture Clinicians have tried using the drug and there are reports that said that montelukast reduced hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients said Hussain adding that the exact mechanisms by which it works still need to be fully understood The team plans to work with chemists to see if they can modify the structure of the drug to make it more potent against SARS-CoV-2 PTI SAR SAR

San Francisco (California) [US], April 11 (ANI): According to a new study, follow-up care after an asthma-related visit to the emergency department may help prevent future visits for children.

Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology have studied new ways to treat seasonal asthma.

Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): According to new research led by the University of Michigan, allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by manmade climate change.

Chicago [US], January 21 (ANI): A new study found an association between poorer asthma control and higher MES (more symptoms while wearing a mask) in adult asthma patients.

Illinois [US], December 5 (ANI): According to a recent study, children should be introduced to eggs at an early age to decrease egg allergy.